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As Americans reflect on the outcome of the recent presidential election, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project believes that the need for accountability and transparency in the private equity industry is more important than ever, and transcends electoral politics.
Ahead of the 2024 election, the month of October saw a variety of policy developments intended to address the harms created by the private equity industry. Tenant advocates, policymakers and regulators continue to offer solutions to better regulate…
On September 25, 2024, resident leaders with the national manufactured housing advocacy organization and PESP partner MHAction gathered at the Michigan state capitol to advocate for a series of bills that would improve protections for manufactured housing residents.
RealPage is now officially the subject of a lawsuit by the United States Department of Justice and eight state Attorneys General which alleges that RealPage works with competing landlords to share sensitive information…
On September 6th, K Agbebiyi, Senior Housing Campaign Coordinator for the Private Equity Stakeholder Project, spoke at the Housing Justice Network Conference in Minneapolis. Hosted by the National Housing Law…
In August, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) and the Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) published a report detailing how private equity giant Blackstone is profiting from California’s dire affordable housing crisis. “Helter…
Last week, the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) presented at the annual Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) conference in New York City. ICCR is a coalition of faith- and values-based investors who…
A new report from Manufactured Housing Action (MHAction) and the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) analyzes the incursion of Alden Global Capital – a hedge fund infamous for slashing newsroom jobs at hundreds of U.S. newspapers it acquired…
To download a PDF version of this report, click here. Key Points Alden Global Capital, the hedge fund infamous for acquiring and stripping local newspapers, has expanded into the manufactured housing sector. In the last four…
On June 11, 2024, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued a request for input (RFI) on the proposed 2025-2027 Underserved Markets Plans (Plans) submitted by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the Enterprises) under the Duty to…
A story from Next City profiles the End Hedge Fund Control of American Homes Act, a bill supported by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project. Next City, March 28, 2024: “Meet the Bill To…
Today, the Department of Justice and eight states including California and North Carolina filed a lawsuit against RealPage, the controversial private equity-owned real estate software company. The lawsuit accuses RealPage of enabling collusion among landlords to engage…
